Historic shopfronts can reveal many things, giving an insight into the way previous generations lived and worked and a reminder of the particular identity of a community. Leading experts in conservation, architecture and planning came together this week to look at how surviving examples chart the changes in the way we shop has changed and how it has affected the look of streets across the country.

Stirling Castle, one of Scotland’s most spellbinding strongholds, will once again be transformed into The Castle of Magic on 20th and 21st September when the UK’s largest magic festival returns due to popular demand for a third time.

Historic Scotland today stated that no decision had been taken on whether Bannockburn would be granted protection in any future inventory of historic battlefields. Contrary to recent reports, the criteria for designation as a historic battlefield and the means by which such a site would be protected have not been decided.

The Historic Properties Group, a partnership of Historic Scotland, Historic Houses Association and the National Trust for Scotland, has commissioned research into how the future of heritage tourism might look.